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kiriata

1. (noun) film, movie, photographic slide.

Ka whakahautia anō e ia he kiriata poto hei whakaatu i tana pēne, engari nā te tino hē o te kiriata, kāore i utua e ia te kamupene nei a Filmcraft, mō tā rātau mahi nei (TTR 1998:172). / He also commissioned a short film to promote his band, but the quality was so poor he refused to pay the company, Filmcraft Limited, for their work.

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kaitaki kiriata

1. (noun) film producer.

kiriata mororiki

1. (noun) microfiche.

kaihanga kiriata

1. (noun) film maker.

I tipu ake he rakahinonga hou – ngā kaihanga kiriata, ngā kaihanga pūmanawa rorohiko, ngā kaikōpiro waipiro, ngā kaitunu kai me ngā kaihoahoa kākahu (Te Ara 2012). / A new breed of Māori entrepreneur developed – film makers, computer software developers, brewers, chefs and clothes designers.

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whetū kiriata

1. (noun) movie star.

Ka mau te wehi o taua whetū kiriata! / That movie star is awesome!

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pūrere kiriata

1. (noun) slide projector.

kiriata mōkito

1. (noun) microfilm.

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